high miles anyone ??
- Thread starter SoCal600
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2009 purchased in 2011 Brand new as dealer left over.
2011 got about 2000 miles on it. First year riding and bike was down for about a month after accident.
2012, Got about 9000 miles on it commuting to work.
So far this year I have about 3000 miles on it commuting to work (currently at about 14,000). I expect to 5000-6000 more miles on this year before winter storgage. So should end right around 20k.
OMG - YUCK - Did I just say winter storage?!!
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Seems like just got out of winter. Sucks because we are just shy of our 1/2 way point of season here already!
2011 got about 2000 miles on it. First year riding and bike was down for about a month after accident.
2012, Got about 9000 miles on it commuting to work.
So far this year I have about 3000 miles on it commuting to work (currently at about 14,000). I expect to 5000-6000 more miles on this year before winter storgage. So should end right around 20k.
OMG - YUCK - Did I just say winter storage?!!
:banghead:Seems like just got out of winter. Sucks because we are just shy of our 1/2 way point of season here already!
Right now I have 20,000 miles on mine and I'm hoping to keep it for a long time. I have the same question. Has anyone here with 50,000+ miles ever had an issue or replaced anything other than normal wear items?
Is there already a thread of the secrets for getting the most life out of this bike?
I may not be high mileage, but I believe that the secrets would be just like it is for a car. Do the scheduled maintenance for replacing, lubing, checking things when scheduled. Keep the bike clean and Lubricated as needed. Enjoy the acceleration of the bike, but don't be abusive to the engine. I would think just like a car then, you will be rewarded with a trusty long term ride.
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no... rock solid...
52+ k miles, 2009. I think I have a 50k club thread around here somewhere.... or at least when I finally broke it
wow, had to go digging: http://www.600cc.org/forum/f6/almost-most-hit-tonight-28850/
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ive used mobil 1 racing 4t syn, motrex syn, maxima semi syn and dino, valvolin 4t syn, lucas semi syn, castrol 4t syn, all oil 10/40 grade. all honestly i feel like the maxima regular dino feels best in the bike, less valve noise and shifts like butter but i usually use mobil 1 4t or valvoline 4t because how the engine feels a smiden more powerfull IMO. been using a bosch 3300 oil filter since 10k miles and oil and filter always changed at 3k regardless of dino or syn oil. i took the bike to the dealer for the initial break in and i been doing everything ever since. im a heavy equipment mechanic so i have all the tools and i got the factory yamaha manual online. no issues what so ever ! i had the head off because on my first valve adjustment i had some dirt fall inside the engine that i wasnt comfortable ''letting it go'' so i pulled the head and the bore still had nice cross hatches very visiable and normal carbon deposits on piston and combustion chamber. i changed the clutch springs at 36k just because i wanted stiffer springs from EBC. using a car oil filter (bosch) is sometimes frowned apon depenending who u ask so i will let u decide if u wanna do it or not, i cut open my oil filters every 3rd oil change and no major metal is inside, just a tiny bit of shinny but thats normal. forget what ever you have been told about switching syn to petro and vise versa its ALL BS ! i got training on oils and spent countless hours researching. old timers would tell u not to switch only because they tried putting syn in their 69 chevy SS and it leaked, cars werent ment to run that stuff at the time. keep up with your maintance and you can run what ever you like
switching brands, syn or dino what ever.